| First off, for all of those whom do not know, a | | | | summoned them on their way but he was a couple |
| Home Inspection is where a person or persons hire a | | | | of hours away. The drywall ceiling continued to bulge |
| Professional Inspector to inspect a property in which | | | | until it just could not hold any more water. At last it |
| they have interest in no matter if they are on the | | | | burst and water fell from the ceiling, along with |
| buying side or selling side of the transaction. The | | | | drywall and insulation, down into the living room onto |
| majority of the times Home Inspections are ordered | | | | their brand new LCD TV and caused several |
| by the Buyers of a property but over the last couple | | | | thousand dollars in water damage by the time the |
| of years Sellers have been getting inspections to help | | | | plumber got there to shut the water off. The poor |
| market their property for a quick sale. | | | | couple was now faced with thousands of dollars in |
| Buying a home is a decision which is probably the | | | | repairs because they did not know a few things that |
| most expensive decision most people will make in | | | | a Home Inspection would have found. |
| their lifetime. Unless one is familiar with all of the | | | | If the couple would have spent $250 on a Home |
| different phases of what is involved in the entire | | | | Inspection they would have known a few things that |
| construction process, that decision to buy a home | | | | could have saved them the thousands of dollars they |
| could be a very costly mistake. We are talking | | | | now face with repairs and damages. |
| thousands of dollars or even hundreds of thousands | | | | The first thing they would have known, is where the |
| of dollars just because the home was bought on | | | | main shutoff valve was for the water so they could |
| emotion. That is why the Home Inspection is so very | | | | have limited their repair cost to the leak repair and |
| important. | | | | the ceiling drywall repair which would have probably |
| Lets briefly run through the entire real estate | | | | been a couple of hundred dollars. |
| transaction of a young couple buying their first home | | | | The next and probably the most important part thing |
| and they don't get their new home inspected. | | | | they would have know if they had an inspection, |
| Young Couple meets Real Estate Agent and tells the | | | | would have been that the house was plumbed with |
| agent the size and type of property they would like | | | | Polybutylene piping which is known for its many |
| to purchase. They go out looking over the next | | | | problems and there were thousands of lawsuits from |
| couple of weekends and they look at a dozen | | | | homes that had the piping installed. There were |
| properties and then they see the one, the home of | | | | rebates offered and assistance was given for people |
| their dreams. They can't wait to get back to the | | | | to re-pipe their homes because this piping had so |
| Agents office so they can write up an offer and get | | | | many problems. The Home Inspector would have |
| things moving. They get to the negotiation part of | | | | most likely caught that and informed the young |
| deal and they are overwhelmed because the sellers | | | | couple of the piping and would have probably |
| have trimmed $5000 from the original asking price. | | | | recommended that it be re-piped and they could |
| The young couple thinks they are getting the house | | | | have made a more informed decision on purchasing |
| of their dreams at a great price and accept the | | | | the house. If they still wanted the house, they could |
| seller's final asking price. In most cases their | | | | have renegotiated the price with the seller to have |
| completed contract starts a 10 day inspection period | | | | the re-piping done. |
| (although that is negotiable); however the couple has | | | | Now their $5000 off of the list price which the seller |
| looked at the house and didn't see any problems of | | | | dropped during their negotiations is not looking so |
| any kind so they decided to not pay the $250 for a | | | | good because now they have the cost of the |
| Home Inspection although the Real Estate Agent | | | | re-piping and repairs which far outweighs that. |
| explained to young couple of the importance and | | | | That is just a small example of what would have |
| value of an Inspection. The Agent got them to sign a | | | | been found in the Plumbing phase of the inspection |
| waiver on the Buyers Inspection Sellers Response | | | | and a full Home Inspection covers all phases of the |
| and life was good for the young couple. | | | | construction process such as Electrical, Heating and |
| They moved in and after a couple of weeks they | | | | Air Conditioning, Structural, Foundation, Roofing, Attic, |
| discovered a water stain on the living room ceiling. | | | | Fireplaces, and so much more. |
| They run to the window and looked out and it was a | | | | Please don't let this happen to you if you are buying |
| beautiful sunny afternoon and their first thoughts | | | | a home, or to someone you know, and Real Estate |
| were it was raining. The couple had no idea what to | | | | Agents, please print this article out and let your |
| do so they started looking for and calling plumbers | | | | clients read it if they are thinking of foregoing an |
| from the internet and yellow pages only to find out | | | | Inspection. |
| because it was a holiday they were hard to locate all | | | | Have your Home Inspection done by a Certified |
| the while the stain continued to grow and the drywall | | | | Home Inspector in your State. |
| began to bulge. They located a plumber and | | | | |